A group of artists and media practitioners on Thursday, World Press Freedom Day, urged a United Nations special rapporteur to expedite an investigation into the alleged threats to press freedom and freedom of expression under the Duterte administration.
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On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, various media groups claim there have been nearly 100 cases of attacks against journalists since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in 2016.
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The House of Representatives' draft rules penalizing journalists that "besmirch" the reputation of its members is aimed at crushing criticism against the administration, an international human rights group alleged Monday.
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Journalists from foreign media outfits on Friday decried the Philippine government’s move to bar them from covering two press briefings in Singapore, where President Rodrigo Duterte is set to attend the 32nd ASEAN Summit.
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The Philippines' ranking in the World Press Freedom Index dropped by six notches this year. This, as the House of Representatives threatens to sanction journalists who will besmirch the reputation of its members.
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Journalists who “besmirch” the reputation of the House of Representatives or its members will lose accreditation for coverage, according to new ground rules set by its leadership this week.
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Mostafa al-Asar's lawyer said he had barely started work on a documentary critical of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi when police arrested him and charged him with publishing "fake news".
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BEIJING - When American journalist Gulchehra Hoja and her colleagues first began exposing a secretive network of reeducation centers in China's far west, they never imagined that their families might one day end up in one.
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MANILA - Rappler is not yet off the hook in its alleged violation of foreign ownership laws even after its American investor transferred its interests to the local company, a Palace official said Thursday.
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